But the Conservative peer insisted passengers had the right to a safe and pleasant flight.

Lord Ahmad said: “If you’re a young family travelling on a plane you want to go from point A to B, you don’t want to be disrupted.

“I don’t think we want to kill merriment altogether, but I think it’s important that passengers who board planes are also responsible and have a responsibility to other passengers, and that certainly should be the factor which we bear in mind.

“It's important that passengers who board planes are responsible and have a responsibility to other passengers”

Lord Ahmad

“In terms of specific regulations of timings of outlets [which sell alcohol] and how they operate, clearly I want to have a look at that.

“I think that it’s important for the safety and security of all passengers that we ensure that the regime is actually fit for purpose.”

It comes as airlines are also clamping down on passengers downing their duty-free drinks on board.

Purchases must be sealed in "tamper proof" bags and stored separately on board, according to new guidelines backed by major airlines Thomas Cook, Easyjet, Thomson Airways, Flybe, Jet2, Monarch and Virgin Atlantic.

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